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Mayhew
1959
Journal
94.
Sept. 10
Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif.
Uma notata - 21 (9ad ♂; 9ad ♀; 1im ♂; 2im ♀)
Urosaurus graciosa - 9 (6ad ♂; 3ad ♀)
There were lots of recently hatched
Uma notata around (28 seen this
morning, as well as 2 newly hatched
Cnemidophorus tigris), but very few
immature-appearing animals. (Are
all last year's animals now adults?)
We ate lunch, then left the
Coachella Canal Bridge at 1240.
Dale Dry Lake area, San Bernardino Co., Calif.
We reached this area at 1640. We
started looking for lizards at 1650.
Before dark we had captured:
Uma scoparia - 8 (2ad ♂; 3ad ♀; 3im ♀)
Urosaurus graciosa - 1 (ad ♂)
Thus, 39 animals of 3 species were
captured today in both areas.
We also saw 4 recently hatched Uma
scoparia this evening. We quit
looking for lizards at 1810 (sunset
at 1749). We drove 188 miles today.
Maximum temp. today was 106°F,
minimum temp. today was 81°F.
Rain spatters awoke us periodically
all night from 2300 on.
Sept. 11
We arose at 0615. We began
looking for lizards at 0815, and
stopped looking for Uma scoparia
at 1050. These animals were very